Painting skirting boards (& not the carpet)

[frash]

I hate painting skirting boards but the time has come around again to do it.

How do people generally avoid getting paint on the carpet?

I know I could peel back the carpet in stages but it never seems to sit back down properly for me.
Is a bit a thin bit of cardboard wedged in-between the skirting & the carpet the best approach?

Any tips will be tried & tested!

 

[JQ2002]

There is a thick masking type tape that could be used, affix it tothe carpet and peel off when paint on skirting board is dry.

You can get this at most hardware shops

 

[spursfan1234]

yeah i use masking tape and its no problem then.

 

[dinjoecurry]

you can buy in woodies a thin plastic sort of strip that can be wedged between the skirting and carpet it can also be used on windows etc I think its called an edging tool you will find in the paintbrush area B &Q Homebase and most paint shops sell them